East Acton tube station

This article is about the London Underground station on the Central line. For other stations in Acton, see Acton station (disambiguation).

East Acton London Underground
East Acton is located in Greater London
East Acton
East Acton
Location of East Acton in Greater London
LocationEast Acton
Local authorityHammersmith & Fulham
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 4.08 million[1]
2020Decrease 2.73 million[2]
2021Decrease 1.33 million[3]
2022Increase 2.71 million[4]
2023Increase 3.13 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 August 1920Station opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°31′01″N 0°14′51″W / 51.51694°N 0.24750°W / 51.51694; -0.24750
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East Acton is a London Underground station in East Acton in London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The station is on the Central line, between White City and North Acton stations, and in Travelcard Zone 2. Wormwood Scrubs, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Wormwood Scrubs prison and Imperial College Hammersmith branch are accessible from the station.

Location

The station is located on Erconwald Street and is near the A40 Western Avenue connected via Old Oak Common Lane, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from the centre of East Acton. Wormwood Scrubs, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs and Imperial College Hammersmith branch are accessible from the station.[6]

History

Looking east, with the eastbound platform shelter on the left.
Down Milk empties passing East Acton on the GWR lines in 1949.

In 1905, the Great Western Railway (GWR) proposal to construct the Ealing & Shepherd's Bush Railway (E&SBR) so that it would connect its main line route at Ealing Broadway to the West London Railway (WLR) north of Shepherd's Bush was approved by Parliament.[note 1] Construction had not started and in 1911, the Central London Railway (CLR, now part of the Central line) and GWR agreed running powers for CLR services to continue from Shepherd's Bush to Ealing Broadway using the GWR route. The CLR request for a short extension from Wood Lane to connect to the E&SBR tracks gained parliamentary approval on 18 August 1911 under the Central London Railway Act, 1911.[8][9] The GWR constructed the new E&SBR line.[note 2] Electrification of the track did not begin until after the end of the First World War. When complete, CLR services started on 3 August 1920 where East Acton was opened as the only intermediate station.[10][11][12]

Since the CLR was exclusively a passenger service, two extra dedicated tracks for the GWR's freight trains were opened in 1938, but were closed in 1964.[13] The trackbed of these rails is now overgrown with vegetation, visible immediately to the north of the station.

Improvements and closures

The tracks at East Acton were replaced in 2005 which saw a partial closure of the line from West Ruislip or Ealing Broadway to White City between 13 and 14 August 2005.[14] In 2007, the station was refurbished by Metronet.[15]

From August 2021, the eastbound platform was rebuilt. During the works eastbound Central line trains (towards central London) and all Night Tube trains did not stop at East Acton. Originally planned to last five months until December 2021, it was discovered that structural elements required full replacement rather than repair and the platforms did not reopen until 19 September 2022.[16][17][18]

Services and connections

Looking west. The vegetation marks the alignment of the ex-GWR tracks, lifted many years ago

Services

East Acton is served by the Central line between North Acton and White City.[19] To the east, the two tracks change direction to continue to White City.[20][21]

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:[21]

Night Tube services also serve the station, with a frequency of 3 tph in both directions.[22]

Connections

London Buses routes 7, 70, 72, 95, 228, 260, 272 and 283, and Night Bus route N7 serve the station.[23]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ According to Transport for London (TfL), the Central London Railway abandoned its policy of through services not sharing tracks with any other railway from this proposal.[7]
  2. ^ The line opened as a steam-hauled freight only line on 16 April 1917.

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ East Acton – Google Maps (Map). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Central line facts". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  8. ^ Bruce & Croome 2006, p. 25.
  9. ^ "No. 28524". The London Gazette. 22 August 1911. pp. 6216–6217.
  10. ^ Bruce & Croome 2006, p. 26.
  11. ^ Rose 1999.
  12. ^ Day & Reed 2008, p. 124.
  13. ^ Jackson, Alan A (1999). London's Local Railways. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-209-7.
  14. ^ "Buses Replace Trains as Track Replacement Works Take Place at East Acton" (Press release). Transport for London. 4 August 2005. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Station Refurbishment Summary" (PDF). London Underground Railway Society. July 2007. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  16. ^ TFL. "East Acton Underground Station". Transport for London. TFL. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  17. ^ Wells, David (21 March 2022). "FOI request detail – Status of platform repair works at East Acton Station". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Underground Diary" (PDF). Underground News (731). London Underground Railway Society: 702. November 2022. ISSN 0306-8617. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2023. The day [Monday 19 September] started with the eastbound platform at East Acton reopening at the start of traffic after its year-long reconstruction.
  19. ^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Central line". Railfanning London's Railways. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  21. ^ a b Clive, Feather (24 September 2018). "Central line". Clive's Underground Line Guides. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  22. ^ Standard Night Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Transport for London. June 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Buses from East Acton" (PDF). Transport for London. June 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

Bibliography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to East Acton tube station.
  • Bruce, J Graeme; Croome, Desmond F (2006) [1996]. The Central Line. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-297-6.
  • Rose, Douglas (1999) [1980]. The London Underground, A Diagrammatic History. Douglas Rose/Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
  • Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
Preceding station London Underground Following station
North Acton
towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip
 Central line White City
towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via Newbury Park
Former route
Ealing Broadway
Terminus
 Central line
(1920–1923)
 Wood Lane
towards Liverpool Street
North Acton
towards Ealing Broadway
 Central line
(1923–1946)
Central line
(1946–1947)
 Wood Lane
towards Stratford
Central line
(1947–1947)
 Wood Lane
towards Leytonstone
North Acton
towards Ealing Broadway or Greenford
Service arrangement if Old Oak Common station is constructed
Old Oak Common
towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip
 Central line White City
towards Epping, Hainault or Woodford via Newbury Park